Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 710 · 40 questions

Memory tip (Each item pulls the next): Steps: picture the first item → link it to the next item → keep linking in order → replay the story. Use actions, not places: “a pen stirring tea in a cup” beats “a pen near a cup”. Every item needs its own link; skip one and that item is lost.

1. 1.🔗 Your link story: a giant key chases a parrot; the parrot jumps over an anchor; the anchor sits on a frog; the frog falls into a banana. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) frog (b) anchor (c) banana (d) parrot
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
3. 3.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) guess
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest sings to a lemon; the lemon chases a lamp; the lamp crashes into a spoon; the spoon sits on a tent. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) lamp (b) nest (c) lemon (d) spoon
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
8. 8.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sits on a net; the net falls into a sock; the sock crashes into a vase; the vase sings to a spoon. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) urn (b) net (c) sock (d) spoon
10. 10.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase jumps over a van; the van chases an ant; the ant pulls a mirror; the mirror sits on a monkey. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) mirror (b) monkey (c) ant (d) van
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor rolls into an urn; the urn sits on a violin; the violin crashes into a sock; the sock falls into an ant. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) urn (b) ant (c) sock (d) violin
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle falls into a whistle; the whistle chases a radio; the radio bounces onto a bucket; the bucket tickles a tiger. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) tiger (b) radio (c) bucket (d) needle
16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll falls into a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a tomato; the tomato tickles a sock; the sock sits on a pencil. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) doll (b) sock (c) jeep (d) tomato
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon crashes into an owl; the owl jumps over a watch; the watch tickles an igloo; the igloo falls into an umbrella. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) owl (b) watch (c) umbrella (d) spoon
19. 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute pulls a duck; the duck tickles a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a frog; the frog crashes into a net. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) frog (b) flute (c) net (d) jalebi
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror pulls an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a guava; the guava tickles a sock; the sock chases a monkey. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) monkey (b) mirror (c) sock (d) guava
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose tickles an orange; the orange sits on a radio; the radio sings to a pencil; the pencil crashes into an apple. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) orange (b) rose (c) radio (d) apple
23. 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango pulls a rope; the rope bounces onto a fan; the fan sings to a frog; the frog sits on a sock. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) mango (b) fan (c) frog (d) sock
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio tickles a wallet; the wallet sings to a violin; the violin bounces onto a pencil; the pencil sits on a needle. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) wallet (b) needle (c) radio (d) violin
26. 26.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) numbers
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo bounces onto a pencil; the pencil tickles an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a cat; the cat chases an ant. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) umbrella (b) igloo (c) cat (d) pencil
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum falls into a watch; the watch jumps over an urn; the urn crashes into an orange; the orange pulls a coconut. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) coconut (b) orange (c) urn (d) watch
29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
30. 30.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
31. 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
32. 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sings to a doll; the doll pulls a violin; the violin falls into a watch; the watch crashes into an ant. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) violin (b) banana (c) ant (d) watch
34. 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon jumps over a spoon; the spoon crashes into a monkey; the monkey sits on a pencil; the pencil chases a jeep. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) pencil (b) jeep (c) spoon (d) lemon
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle bounces onto an urn; the urn chases a coconut; the coconut tickles a lamp; the lamp crashes into an ant. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) needle (b) urn (c) coconut (d) lamp
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat falls into an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a needle; the needle chases a key; the key crashes into a wallet. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) umbrella (b) needle (c) cat (d) key
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle rolls into a banana; the banana crashes into a doll; the doll sits on a pillow; the pillow chases a radio. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) radio (b) banana (c) doll (d) whistle
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio sits on a candle; the candle jumps over a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a banana; the banana falls into a van. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) banana (b) van (c) radio (d) candle
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan rolls into a coconut; the coconut jumps over a goat; the goat sits on a tiger; the tiger sings to a guava. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) fan (b) guava (c) goat (d) coconut

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